Paul Kalanithi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards Pushcart Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1977-04-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cypress_Lawn_Memorial_Park
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elizabeth_Kalanithi
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-03-09
gptkbp:famousQuote “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
“Even if I’m dying, until I actually die, I’m still living.”
“Life is not about what you do, but how you do it.”
“I knew that I was going to die, but I didn’t know how to live.”
“What makes life worth living?”
gptkbp:field medicine
literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paul Kalanithi
gptkbp:influencedBy psychology
philosophy
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Viktor_Frankl
Atul Gawande
gptkbp:knownFor writing about terminal illness
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:When_Breath_Becomes_Air
gptkbp:occupation author
neurosurgeon
gptkbp:placeOfDeath lung cancer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Palo_Alto,_California
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucy_Kalanithi
gptkbp:website paulkalanithi.com